CA2223543A1 - Manufacture of composite laminate aircraft landing gear strut protector - Google Patents

Manufacture of composite laminate aircraft landing gear strut protector

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Publication number
CA2223543A1
CA2223543A1 CA002223543A CA2223543A CA2223543A1 CA 2223543 A1 CA2223543 A1 CA 2223543A1 CA 002223543 A CA002223543 A CA 002223543A CA 2223543 A CA2223543 A CA 2223543A CA 2223543 A1 CA2223543 A1 CA 2223543A1
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Prior art keywords
landing gear
aircraft landing
manufacture
gear strut
fairing
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Granted
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CA002223543A
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French (fr)
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CA2223543C (en
Inventor
Michael Thorpe
Andrew Hutchinson
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Airbus Operations Ltd
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British Aerospace PLC
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Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C25/00—Alighting gear
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
    • B29C44/02—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C44/12—Incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or reinforcements
    • B29C44/1228—Joining preformed parts by the expanding material
    • B29C44/1242—Joining preformed parts by the expanding material the preformed parts being concentric
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
    • B29C70/04—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts comprising reinforcements only, e.g. self-reinforcing plastics
    • B29C70/06—Fibrous reinforcements only
    • B29C70/08—Fibrous reinforcements only comprising combinations of different forms of fibrous reinforcements incorporated in matrix material, forming one or more layers, and with or without non-reinforced layers
    • B29C70/086—Fibrous reinforcements only comprising combinations of different forms of fibrous reinforcements incorporated in matrix material, forming one or more layers, and with or without non-reinforced layers and with one or more layers of pure plastics material, e.g. foam layers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C25/00—Alighting gear
    • B64C25/02—Undercarriages
    • B64C25/08—Undercarriages non-fixed, e.g. jettisonable
    • B64C25/10—Undercarriages non-fixed, e.g. jettisonable retractable, foldable, or the like
    • B64C25/16—Fairings movable in conjunction with undercarriage elements

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Composite Materials (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Moulding By Coating Moulds (AREA)
  • Casting Or Compression Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

A method of forming an aircraft landing gear strut fairing/debris protector and such a fairing/debris protector are provided. The fairing/debris protector comprises first and second fibre reinforced plastics skin elements (21, 23) with a foamed core (27) between them.
The method includes the steps of providing a tool having a tool surface (15, 20) to form each said skin element, forming a lay-up (21, 23) on each said tool surface of fibrous reinforcing material and plastics matrix material and allowing the matrix material at least partly to harden, positioning the tools (8, 13) such that the two skins (21, 23) are supported in their final relationship to each other and introducing a foaming resin (27) between the skins to form a foam core.
CA002223543A 1996-12-06 1997-12-04 Manufacture of composite laminate aircraft landing gear strut protector Expired - Fee Related CA2223543C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9625368.7 1996-12-06
GB9625368A GB2319981B (en) 1996-12-06 1996-12-06 Manufacture of composite laminates

Publications (2)

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CA2223543A1 true CA2223543A1 (en) 1998-06-06
CA2223543C CA2223543C (en) 2006-09-12

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US (1) US6048477A (en)
EP (1) EP0846540B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2223543C (en)
DE (1) DE69715787T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2179282T3 (en)
GB (1) GB2319981B (en)

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EP0846540A2 (en) 1998-06-10
DE69715787D1 (en) 2002-10-31
ES2179282T3 (en) 2003-01-16
GB9625368D0 (en) 1997-01-22
EP0846540A3 (en) 1999-05-12
GB2319981B (en) 2001-08-15
CA2223543C (en) 2006-09-12
US6048477A (en) 2000-04-11
DE69715787T2 (en) 2003-02-13
EP0846540B1 (en) 2002-09-25
GB2319981A (en) 1998-06-10
GB2319981A9 (en) 2000-08-07

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